Dennis E. Taylor, author of the best-selling Bobiverse trilogy, explores a whole different, darker world in this sci-fi stand-alone. Determined to give his wife and children a better life back home, Ivan Pritchard ventures to the edge of known space to join the crew of the Mad Astra as an asteroid miner. He's prepared for hard work and loneliness—but not the unthinkable. After coming into contact with a mysterious alien substance, Pritchard finds an unwelcome entity sharing his mind, and a disturbing physical transformation taking place. With his very humanity at stake, Pritchard must save mankind from a full-scale interstellar war.

Brought to life by prolific, award-winning narrator Ray Porter, The Singularity Trap is a thrilling adventure rife with drama and action on a truly cosmic scale.

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Most of this book is about following the reactions of people who find out aliens are real and have visited the solar system in the past. Much of the rest is about the rough time the people who discover evidence of aliens go through. I didn't find either particularly compelling

I purchased this book after reading we are Bob. It did not disappoint. I really enjoy this authors different take on future scenarios. I think it is a good read because the characters are so likeable. Highly recommend.

Forgive my absence of late. I’m doing my masters and unfortunately this means that my reading time now consists of reading research reports and text books instead of fiction. And there is another 2.5 years of this! Thankfully with travelling to and from work, and lots of cleaning up to do with two young kids, there is plenty of time for audio books!

This was the first Dennis E. Taylor book I have encountered. It was a lot of fun. I will pretty much listen to anything that Ray Porter narrates so I was excited to see he had narrated another sci-fi – and I was not disappointed.

Down on his luck, Ivan scores a job on a mining ship, searching for metals that will make them all rich so he is able to provide for his family. While on an asteroid, Ivan touches something and all hell breaks loose. The substance clings to his suit and makes its way into it. It starts to change him… All of a sudden Ivan is not quite Ivan anymore. And all of a sudden he has to save the human race!

This was a really fun ride! I thought it might be a bit slow at first, despite Ray’s narration, but man, it quickly got into it and I found I couldn’t stop listening!

It had a really great message embedded between all the drama, action and adventure. What do we have to do as a species to get our act together!?? I really enjoy this kind of sci-fi. A lot of fun, but also makes you think and opens up your mind.

I loved the characters, loved the action, and I am looking forward to giving more Dennis E. Taylor books a go!

I do wish there was a little bit more romance. There was a little bit, but it didn’t quite hit the spot for me, even though I realise that it wasn’t what the book was about, and I imagine some would argue that it was just the right amount as to not detract from the story… But I enjoy a bit more romance in a book.

Would I recommend The Singularity Trap?Absolutely! It was a really great ride, with twists and turns. It was intelligent and a lot of darn fun! And if I ever write a sci-fi adventure, I hope that I can get Ray Porter to narrate it! Brilliant!

I purchased The Singularity Trap at my own expense through audible.com

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I liked the characters and enjoyed the book. It is a stand alone novel. The only thing that I problems with are the plot holes. The stated reason for the alien probe does not stand up. It would be better if it was just to say hello and initiate communication. Anything else without FTL is pointless.

It was easy to ignore these plot holes as the novel stands up well regardless. Let’s just say that Ralph is clearly an AI

I enjoyed this book, big fan of the Bobiverse books, so wanted to read more by the author. I liked the story and the characters and the plot develops well. Will read it again in future which is a sign of a good book in my opinion.

When I saw that Dennis E Taylor had written a new book, I wondered whether this book could possibly match the amazing Bobiverse series.The answer is a qualified yes. This story began a little quietly, but then gathered pace and became both engaging and satisfying. I really enjoyed the twist at the end!

For me this was unputdownable. Very clever premise, you could have some issues with some characters, "No, no way he's do something that dumb" , but that what makes a a good book, waiting to see what happens next..

Dennis Taylor is a mixture of Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, Stephen Hawking, and Stephen King and he packs all the best of each of them into a great package. His characters appear natural, there is almost no decision they make the reader finds suspicious, the story unfolds naturally as well, it almost appears as if you would read a report that was written along to actual happenings.

Singularity Trap was the first book I've read from the author, but I already ordered his Bobiverse saga and am pretty enthusiastic about getting started with it.

If you like realistic Science Fiction, based on actual physics and extremely good guesses what the future might bring us in the next couple of centuries, this book is definitely for you.

3.0 out of 5 starslinear, simplistic, several jumps of the shark, no literary merit, overall not recommended

Reviewed in the United States on 9 April 2019

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I like complicated books with multiple points of view, multiple timelines, multiple locations, and simple "hooks" -- comments that hint at possible future action and outcomes and which make me wonder what's going to happen in coming pages.I like literary books that enhance the English language and make me happy to have read the words, not just the plot.Dennis E. Taylor provides NONE of that.I read this book after the first Bob book, and that's it for me. I'm done with DET.His writing is linear and simplistic and uninteresting and boring.Nothing happened to make this book "exciting" for the first 60% or so.I should have just stopped reading it, but I'm one of those who grinds it out to "see what happens".This simplistic plot-only style might have been fine in the 1930s, but certainly not for the 20teens.